7 Essential Homepage Tips to Ensure That Your Site Converts
August 4, 2008
Every company today has a website. But is your website compelling? Does it reach out to your potential customer base and convert traffic into sales?
Well, It Should . . .On average, you have roughly seven seconds to get your message across before the end user abandons your website for one of your competitors’ sites. We [...]
The History of Web Design in a Nutshell
August 4, 2008
The Internet didn’t begin as an elaborate means of communication for people around the world. In fact, it was created in the 1960s as a way to transfer data between computers via telephone lines. This allowed the transfer of information to and from scientists and military personnel in a very efficient manner. It wasn’t until [...]
Advantages of a Custom Website versus using a Website Builder Tool
August 4, 2008
The internet has revolutionized business all around the globe. Almost every competent new or existing business wishes to exploit the incredible potential of the internet, and the first step is to have a web site designed done and maintained by a professional web site design service or build and maintain it yourself. One of the [...]
Little Known Ways to get started with Joomla!
July 16, 2008
Today business competition is always an issue. Every business wants to be on top. Taking the lead, your business must be online, and you must be making the most of the Internet opportunities. One exciting way of making your business leading is having a website. This website acts as an electronic brochure of your business.
Welcome [...]
Streamline Your Website Pages
July 16, 2008
Squeezing the most efficient performance from your web pages is important. The benefits are universal, whether the site is personal or large and professional. Reducing page weight can speed up the browsing experience, especially if your visitors are using dial-up internet access. Though broadband access is the future, the present still contains a great deal [...]
Dreamweaver 8 And CS3: Should You Switch?
July 16, 2008
Upgrade to Dreamweaver CS3? Or stick with Dreamweaver 8? This is a question that many web designers who own Dreamweaver 8 are asking themselves as they consider whether it would be worth their money or their web design company’s money to upgrade their design software. Since it is your job as a web designer to [...]
Fixed Width Vs Liquid Layouts
July 16, 2008
As every experienced web designer should know, there are two types of layout that you can choose from when designing web pages. One is the fixed width layout and the other is the liquid layout. The fixed width layout sets the width of the web page at a specific value, no matter how wide the [...]
Top 5 Web Design Pet Peeves
July 16, 2008
As a small business owner, it’s usually wise to hand over the design of your web site to an expert. After all, your time and energy is best spent attracting and providing service to your clients.
However, the more you know about web design, the more you can guide your web designer towards an end result [...]
3 Special Text Effects for Web Headers and eBook Covers
July 16, 2008
Here are three commonly used and effective text effects that are used in web headers, ebook covers and other web graphics.
Outline – This refers to the effect where each character has an outline around the colored body of the character. The vast majority of the time, this outline is a different color than the character [...]
Website Backgrounds : 5 Cool Tricks for a Professional Look
July 16, 2008
Most websites feature white backgrounds. Or they sit on a navy or gray background — but most of the screen is still white, like a page of paper set against the darker background. Occasionally, you might run across more interesting colors - reds and purples and greens and rust - often looking more gaudy than [...]
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